The three of us ran to the door of Del Taco to accost the thief, but it was too late. We heard the squealing of tires, and turned quickly to see a motorcycle shoot past us, driving towards the street.

"Great. Now what do we do?" Glitch asked.

"We can't give up." I said determinedly. "To the car!"

We ran back the car that me and Glitch had come in. I jumped into the driver's seat, while Techno slid in beside me. Glitch sighed and jumped in the back seat, grumbling to themself. As soon as the doors shut I put my key into the ignition, and slammed my foot on the gas. The car sped out of the parking lot and into the street, heading the same way that the motorcycle had went. 

The mysterious thief led us onto a long, narrow highway, in the middle of a dusty field that stretched as far as we could see. Dead bushes and vines wrapped around the many telephone poles that we passed while speeding down the road. As I drove, I put down the window and leaned my head out to shout at the man.

"HEY!" I yelled angrily. "STOP! GIVE US BACK OUR FOOD OR I'LL CALL THE COPS!" 

The man did not stop. Nor did he give us back our food. Instead he turned his head, pulling out the same gun he used to kill Gordon Ramsay, and shot at me. Before I ducked my head back inside as to not get shot, I saw his face. He had messy black hair under his beanie, and a long scar stood prominent against his face, cutting through one eye. Glitch yelped, grabbing my arm and pulling me back inside the car.

"Jesus, Wonder, it's too early in the fan fiction for you to die yet!" they half-scolded me with a worried expression on their face. "You're a main character!"

"True," I said. "I knew I wasn't going to die, main characters never do. By the way, I saw the man's face."

"Do you know him?" Techno asked.

"No, sadly." I replied. "I didn't see too much, but I remember that he had a scar over his one eye, which was very noticeable. I'm sure many people could recognize him from that."

Techno looked up. "Really? A month ago a man came in and tried to steal someone's food, but I hit him in the fact with a pickaxe as he was trying to run away. He dropped the food, but was able to get away before I could catch him, however."

"You did WHAT-?" Glitch gasped.

"Why did you have a pickaxe on you at Del Taco?" I questioned.

"I always come prepared for anything life might throw at me." Techno explained. 

"But what would you need a pickaxe for?" I wondered, intrigued by his logic.

"Many things, Wonder." Techno said. "If a locked room were to suddenly combust, I would use my pickaxe to break down the door and free myself, and anyone else in the room with me. If I had fallen down a deep hole, I would use my pickaxe to carve footholds in the wall so that I may escape. A pickaxe is also a good combat weapon," he added.

I watched Techno with wonder, astounded at his reasoning. Who would've known that a pickaxe would be so handy?

"WONDER! LOOK OUT!" Glitch screamed suddenly.

I turned back to the road to see an odd-looking man walking right in front of my car. I slammed my foot on the brakes, but it was too late. The front of the car slammed into the man and sent him tumbling back. I had just hit someone with my car.